 | Ebenezer Erskine - Sermons - 1798 - 630 pages
...great matter is this? All things elfe are but trifles in companion of this one thing ntedful — " What is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lofe his own foul ?'' •idly, Hear and obey the voice of the Angel, and not only fliall thy foul live, O finner,... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1799 - 322 pages
...Ifraelite, than the requefts, or injun&ions, of Ahab. An equivalent was eafy to be obtained — but what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lofe his own foul ? or even wound his own confcience ? The divine ordinances took efpecial care to preferve for... | |
 | John Flavel - 1799 - 666 pages
...our chief regard and care fhould be for them, whatever becomes of the vile body ; Matth xvi. a<5. For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lofe his own foul ? Or what fhall a man give in exchange for his foul .' Q^7- What further truth may be inferred... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - Apologetics - 1799 - 504 pages
...whofoever will fave his life mall lofe it, and whofoever will lofe his life for my fake (hall find it. For what is a man profited if he gain the whole world, and lofe his own life, or what will a man give in exchange for his life ? For the fon of man (hall come in the glory... | |
 | George Burder - 1835 - 654 pages
...seek it early in life, and seek it early every morning. Seek it earnestly as the chief thing, ' for what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ?' Heaven is all ; and heaven will make amends for all. Observe, 111. Some kind of... | |
 | Charles Whitfield - 1801 - 210 pages
...much ado about fajvation. They feem never to have confidered that faying of the Jioly Sayiour-'-'-Wito is a man profited if he gain the whole world and lofe his own foul? Or whatjhallkt give in exchange/or hisfcul? It is always unpleafant to abenevolent heart to impute... | |
 | John Farrer - Parables - 1801 - 394 pages
...purchased if they contribute in any degree to hinder or to retard our progress to that heavenly land. For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and 1 Col. ill. 5. lose lose his own soul? Or what shall a man SERM. give in exchange for his soul* ? jv.... | |
 | 1804 - 476 pages
...yet, according to our Reviewer, he immediately adds (v. 26.) as if to strengthen Vuğ argument, " For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own /i/e; or what shall a mau give in exchange for his life?" which as evidently implies that... | |
 | Thomas Boston - 1802 - 460 pages
...lays thefe things to their hands. Yea, to crown all, the foul itfelf is thrown away upon it : Matth. xvi. 26. " For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lofe his own foul ? Ğr what (hall a man give in exchange for his foul ?" Men feeking vanity, lofe what is moft... | |
 | Abner Kneeland - Theology, Doctrinal - 1804 - 416 pages
...feel the force and importance of this eonsk tion. Christ, who well knew the worth of si says, " For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose his own a Or what shall a man give in exchange f ; i soul ?" The worth ef souls appears from ny... | |
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